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Thursday 5 Nov 1998

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Column: 993

Oral Answers to Questions [5 Nov 1998]

TREASURY [5 Nov 1998]

Hypothecation [5 Nov 1998]

Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)-- Hypothecation [5 Nov 1998]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Mr. Gorrie

Mr. Byers

Column: 994

Mr. Robert Sheldon (Ashton-under-Lyne)

Mr. Byers

Mr. David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds)

Mr. Byers

Productivity Seminars [5 Nov 1998]

Jane Griffiths (Reading, East)-- Productivity Seminars [5 Nov 1998]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Jane Griffiths

Mr. Brown

Column: 995

Mr. Malcolm Bruce (Gordon)

Mr. Brown

Mr. David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells)

Mr. Brown

Column: 996

Jobs and Inflation [5 Nov 1998]

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)-- Jobs and Inflation [5 Nov 1998]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Skinner

Mr. Brown

Mr. Kenneth Clarke (Rushcliffe)

Mr. Brown

Column: 997

Dr. Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Francis Maude (Horsham)

Mr. Brown

Column: 998

Mr. Maude

Mr. Brown

Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)

Mr. Brown

Column: 999

Mr. Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton)

Mr. Brown

Savings Income [5 Nov 1998]

Mr. Shaun Woodward (Witney)-- Savings Income [5 Nov 1998]

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Dawn Primarolo)

Mr. Woodward

Column: 1000

Dawn Primarolo

Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney, North and Stoke Newington)

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)

Dawn Primarolo

Football Clubs [5 Nov 1998]

Mr. Bob Russell (Colchester)-- Football Clubs [5 Nov 1998]

Column: 1001

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Dawn Primarolo)

Mr. Russell

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok)

Dawn Primarolo

Low-income Families [5 Nov 1998]

Mr. Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen, North)-- Low-income Families [5 Nov 1998]

The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Mr. Gordon Brown)

Mr. Savidge

Mr. Brown

Column: 1002

Mrs. Jacqui Lait (Beckenham)

Mr. Brown

Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Mr. Brown

Economic Cycle [5 Nov 1998]

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)-- Economic Cycle [5 Nov 1998]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Column: 1003

Mr. Swayne

Ms Hewitt

Dr. George Turner (North-West Norfolk)

Ms Hewitt

Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth and Horncastle)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 1004

Productivity [5 Nov 1998]

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton, North)-- Productivity [5 Nov 1998]

Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)-- Productivity [5 Nov 1998]

The Paymaster General (Mr. Geoffrey Robinson)

Ms Keeble

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Burden

Column: 1005

Mr. Robinson

Mr. Tim Boswell (Daventry)

Mr. Robinson

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Mr. Robinson

Column: 1006

Mr. Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington)

Mr. Robinson

Growth Forecasts [5 Nov 1998]

Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)-- Growth Forecasts [5 Nov 1998]

The Chief Secretary to the Treasury (Mr. Stephen Byers)

Mr. Syms

Mr. Byers

Mr. Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne, Central)

Mr. Byers

Column: 1007

Mr. John Whittingdale (Maldon and East Chelmsford)

Mr. Byers

Pensions Mis-selling [5 Nov 1998]

Mr. Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury)-- Pensions Mis-selling [5 Nov 1998]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Mr. Robertson

Column: 1008

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Ms Hewitt

Dr. Vincent Cable (Twickenham)

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 1009

Monetary Policy [5 Nov 1998]

Mr. Ivor Caplin (Hove)-- Monetary Policy [5 Nov 1998]

The Economic Secretary to the Treasury (Ms Patricia Hewitt)

Mr. Caplin

Ms Hewitt

Mr. Ian Bruce (South Dorset)

Ms Hewitt

Column: 1010

Small and Medium Enterprises [5 Nov 1998]

Mrs. Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside)-- Small and Medium Enterprises [5 Nov 1998]

The Financial Secretary to the Treasury (Dawn Primarolo)

Mrs. Ellman

Dawn Primarolo

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Dawn Primarolo

Column: 1009

Column: 1011

Children's Safeguards Review [5 Nov 1998]

3.31 pm
The Secretary of State for Health (Mr. Frank Dobson)

Column: 1012

Column: 1013

Mr. Philip Hammond (Runnymede and Weybridge)

Column: 1014

Mr. Dobson

Column: 1015

Mrs. Llin Golding (Newcastle-under-Lyme)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 1016

Mr. Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 1017

Mr. David Hinchliffe (Wakefield)

Mr. Dobson

Mrs. Virginia Bottomley (South-West Surrey)

Column: 1018

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre)

Column: 1019

Mr. Dobson

Mr. Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 1020

Mr. Joe Ashton (Bassetlaw)

Mr. Dobson

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Column: 1021

Mr. Dobson

Ms Julia Drown (South Swindon)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 1022

Dr. Peter Brand (Isle of Wight)

Mr. Dobson

Mr. John Gunnell (Morley and Rothwell)

Mr. Dobson

Column: 1023

Mr. John Bercow (Buckingham)

Mr. Dobson

Madam Speaker

Column: 1024

Business of the House [5 Nov 1998]

4.24 pm
The President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons (Mrs. Margaret Beckett)

Column: 1025

Sir George Young (North-West Hampshire)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1026

Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire, Moorlands)

Mr. Patrick Nicholls (Teignbridge)

Mr. Nicholas Soames (Mid-Sussex)

Charlotte Atkins

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1027

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Mrs. Beckett

Ms Hazel Blears (Salford)

Mrs. Beckett

Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet)

Column: 1028

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. John Cryer (Hornchurch)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1029

Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Christopher Fraser (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)

Mrs. Beckett

Angela Smith (Basildon)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Column: 1030

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Andrew Love (Edmonton)

Mrs. Beckett

Rev. Martin Smyth (Belfast, South)

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Mike Gapes (Ilford, South)

Column: 1031

Mrs. Beckett

Mr. Soames

Mrs. Beckett

Column: 1032

Voting Systems [5 Nov 1998]

Madam Speaker

4.49 pm
The Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. Jack Straw)

Column: 1033

Sir Nicholas Lyell (North-East Bedfordshire)

Mr. Straw

Sir Nicholas Lyell

Column: 1034

Mr. Straw

Mr. Andrew Robathan (Blaby)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1035

Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Dennis Skinner (Bolsover)

Mr. Straw

Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1036

Mr. Martin Linton (Battersea)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1037

Column: 1038

Mr. Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)

Mr. Straw

Column: 1039

5.16 pm
Dr. Liam Fox (Woodspring)

Column: 1040

Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston)

Dr. Fox

Column: 1041

Mr. Kaufman

Dr. Fox

Mr. Leigh

Column: 1042

Dr. Fox

Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)

Dr. Fox

Column: 1043

Mr. Linton

Dr. Fox

Mr. Linton

Dr. Fox

Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Dr. Fox

Column: 1044

5.34 pm
Mr. Gerald Kaufman (Manchester, Gorton)

Column: 1045

Mr. Stephen Twigg (Enfield, Southgate)

Mr. Kaufman

Column: 1046

5.41 pm
Mr. A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael J. Martin)

Mr. Beith

Column: 1047

Mr. Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)

Mr. Beith

Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Mr. Beith

Dr. Fox

Mr. Beith

Column: 1048

Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Mr. Beith

Column: 1049

5.50 pm
Mr. Giles Radice (North Durham)

Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Mr. Radice

Column: 1050

Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden)

Mr. Radice

Mr. Forth

Mr. Deputy Speaker

5.56 pm
Mr. William Ross (East Londonderry)

Column: 1051

Column: 1052

Mr. Beith

Mr. Ross

Mr. Beith

Mr. Ross

Column: 1053

6.4 pm
Mr. Tony Benn (Chesterfield)

Column: 1054

Column: 1055

Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

6.13 pm
Mr. John MacGregor (South Norfolk)

Column: 1056

Mr. Bradshaw

Mr. MacGregor

Column: 1057

6.17 pm
Mrs. Anne Campbell (Cambridge)

Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mrs. Campbell

Column: 1058

Column: 1059

Mr. Gerald Howarth

Mrs. Campbell

6.26 pm
Mr. Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale)

Column: 1060

Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Morgan

Column: 1061

6.32 pm
Mr. Roger Godsiff (Birmingham, Sparkbrook and Small Heath)

Column: 1062

6.40 pm
Mrs. Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest)

Column: 1063

Mr. Radice

Mrs. Laing

Column: 1064

6.47 pm
Mr. Stuart Bell (Middlesbrough)

Mr. Beith

Mr. Bell

Column: 1065

Column: 1066

6.55 pm
Mr. Robert Maclennan (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross)

Column: 1067

Mr. Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale, West)

Mr. Maclennan

Dr. Brian Iddon (Bolton, South-East)

Mr. Maclennan

Column: 1068

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

7.3 pm
Mr. Gerald Bermingham (St. Helens, South)

Column: 1069

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Bermingham

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. George Howarth)

Mr. Bermingham

7.9 pm
Mr. Robert Syms (Poole)

Column: 1070

Column: 1071

7.16 pm
Mr. Martin Salter (Reading, West)

Column: 1072

Mr. Alan Johnson (Hull, West and Hessle)

Mr. Salter

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Salter

Column: 1073

Mr. James Gray (North Wiltshire)

Mr. Salter

7.21 pm
Dr. Julian Lewis (New Forest, East)

Column: 1074

Column: 1075

7.29 pm
Mr. Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)

Column: 1076

Column: 1077

Mrs. Laing

Mr. Burden

Mr. Deputy Speaker

7.37 pm
Mr. Desmond Swayne (New Forest, West)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1078

Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Gray

Mr. Swayne

Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Mr. Swayne

Column: 1079

7.45 pm
Mr. Peter L. Pike (Burnley)

Column: 1080

Column: 1081

7.52 pm
Mr. John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings)

Column: 1082

Mr. Maclennan

Mr. Hayes

Column: 1083

Mr. Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth)

Mr. Hayes

8 pm
Mr. Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby)

Column: 1084

Column: 1085

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Sir Alan Haselhurst)

8.9 pm
Mr. Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)

Column: 1086

Column: 1087

8.16 pm
Ms Claire Ward (Watford)

Column: 1088

Mr. Andy King

Ms Ward

Mr. Hayes

Ms Ward

Column: 1089

8.24 pm
Mr. Christopher Fraser (Mid-Dorset and North Poole)

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Mr. Fraser

Column: 1090

8.31 pm
Mr. Alan Keen (Feltham and Heston)

Column: 1091

Mr. Kaufman

Mr. Keen

Column: 1092

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 1093

8.39 pm
Mr. Gerald Howarth (Aldershot)

Column: 1094

8.47 pm
Dr. Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)

Column: 1095

Column: 1096

8.54 pm
Mr. Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh, West)

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Gorrie

Column: 1097

Mr. Hayes

Mr. Gorrie

Column: 1098

9.1 pm
Mr. David Watts (St. Helens, North)

Column: 1099

9.7 pm
Mr. Alan Johnson (Hull, West and Hessle)

Column: 1100

9.12 pm
Mr. Alan Hurst (Braintree)

Column: 1101

9.17 pm
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden)

Column: 1102

Column: 1103

9.22 pm
Mr. James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington)

Column: 1104

9.27 pm
Mr. Gordon Prentice (Pendle)

Column: 1105

9.30 pm
Mr. Oliver Letwin (West Dorset)

Mr. Straw

Mr. Letwin

Column: 1106

Mr. Kaufman

Mr. Letwin

Column: 1107

Mr. Graham Allen (Vice-Chamberlain of Her Majesty's Household)

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Allen

Mr. Letwin

Column: 1108

Mr. Linton

Mr. Letwin

Column: 1109

Mr. Beith

Mr. Letwin

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Letwin

9.45 pm
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department (Mr. George Howarth)

Column: 1110

Column: 1111

Mr. Bermingham

Mr. Howarth

Mr. Benn

Mr. Howarth

Column: 1112

Column: 1113

Mr. Deputy Speaker (Mr. Michael Lord)

Column: 1114

Mr. Deputy Speaker

Column: 1115

Theatres and Opera Houses [5 Nov 1998]

10 pm
Mr. Brian Sedgemore (Hackney, South and Shoreditch)

Column: 1116

Column: 1117

Column: 1118

10.14 pm
The Minister for Arts (Mr. Alan Howarth)

Column: 1119

Column: 1120

Column: 1121

Column: 1122

Column: 1121


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